Gwalior vs Sonipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Sonipat.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Gwalior averaged an AQI of 136 while Sonipat averaged 134 — a 2-point (1%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Sonipat the cleaner of the two. On 1157 days when both cities reported, Gwalior was cleaner on 584 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sonipat was 0.8% Severe and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Sonipat 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Sonipat hit AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Sonipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).